¼ pound Joe Widmer's Wisconsin Cheddar, four years old (available through mail order, or substitute a similar brand)

¼ cup Special Burger Sauce, ingredients below

Special Burger Sauce

Sauce ingredients: ¼ cup ketchup

1 tablespoon mayo

1 tablespoon Dijon mustard

1 tablespoon maple syrup

½ teaspoon cayenne pepper

1 teaspoon Thai sriracha sauce (available at Asian speciality stores)

Salt to taste

16 mini slider buns

Preparation: Shape the burgers into mini patties. Grill until cooked rare and top with bacon and cheese, and continue to cook till medium rare. Mix the sauce ingredients together. Top each half of the slider bun with sauce, and place a pickle on top of the burger. Place the burgers on the buns and serve.

Sweet Garlic Mashed Sweet Potatoes

The garlic in this recipe gives the potatoes a flavorful kick and stops them from getting too sweet.

Ingredients: 5 pounds of sweet potatoes

4 cloves garlic

1 pint heavy cream

3 ounces of butter

Salt and white pepper to taste

Preparation: Bake the sweet potatoes until fork tender. Peel and mash. Simultaneously, in a pot, slowly heat the cream, butter and garlic until it simmers. Strain and add gradually into the mashed sweet potatoes while adjusting the seasoning with salt and pepper.

Yellowfin Tuna Tartare Tacos

Light and refreshing, Abe and Arthur's tuna tartare tacos are a great holiday appetizer that won't fill up your guests.

Taco preparation: Make the guacamole, set aside. Make the chili sauce, set aside. Combine the tuna with the ginger oil, Ajipon soy sauce and chives, season with salt. Serve all together with the taco shells.